Wanting You - Mandy Gonzalez X Chris Jackson - COMPLETED

51 - One Year?

August 24th 2008

I wake up and Chris isn't beside me. Instead I find a small box and a card. I open the card and smile. 'Happy Anniversary' it read. I opened it and laughed.

'Hey Mandy.
I love you.
I got you a card but I wanted to tell you everything I would usually write, in person instead.
So yeah!
Love Chris.'

"I love you too Christopher." I yelled. I then opened the box and found another bit of paper.

'I'm also going to give you the contents of this box in person!'

I closed the box and headed out to find Chris. I was wearing just my panties and a top of his. I headed into the kitchen and jumped on his back. "Happy anniversary handsome. I love you so much and this has been the best year of my life." I kissed his cheek then jumped down. He turned around and picked me up. I sat on his hips and put my arms around his neck. I smiled at him then brought my head down to meet his and kissed him. Our lips moved together as we held onto each other. Chris walked over to the kitchen table and sat me down on it. He stepped back, ending the kiss.

"Firstly good morning beautiful." He took my hands in his. "Secondly, do you realise how sexy you look in just my shirts?" I giggled and shrugged my shoulders. "Third, happy anniversary mi amor, te amo mucho." I giggled and kissed him again. "I made pancakes for you, Dougy is still asleep, so you can go get him if you want. I planned taking you on a romantic adventure, but I couldn't find anyone to watch Doug."

"I'd probably rather have a day with my family anyway. With my gorgeous boyfriend and my adorable little step son. And yeah, I'll go get him now." I jumped down from the table and go throw a pair of joggers on. I walk into Douglas's room. It's hard to imagine that he will be starting school this September. We only have a few weeks left of summer before Kindergarten begins. "Morning Dougy, it's time to wake up sweetheart."

He slowly opens his eyes. "Mama?"

"Yes Dougy, it's me." I sit on the edge of his bed and stroke his cheeks. He slowly sits up and wraps his arms around me. I do the same and kiss the top of his head.

"Morning mama." He says still sleepily.

"Someone's tired aren't they. How about we go get pancakes then we sit, watch a movie and cuddle up with daddy on the couch. How does that sound?"

"Good. Do you and daddy have a show tonight?" He asks as I lift him out of bed.

"Yes, but only at three, so we leave here at two and we'll be back before to go to bed. We promise." We quickly get changed and he instantly feels more lively. Doug wore a top that I had brought him for his birthday and a pair of shorts. We walk out to the kitchen to find a huge stack of pancakes ready for us. "Wow!" I say shocked by the height of the stack.

"Yum, thank you Daddy." He ran up to his dad and gave him a big hug. It was only when he stood next to Chris when I realised just how tall he was becoming. I put a hand over my mouth and started to tear up. As soon as Chris looked at me he ran towards me and embraced me softly.

"Baby, what's wrong? Why are you upset?" He swayed us from side to side as I leaned on his chest.

"Nothing's particularly wrong, it's just Dougy is so big now. I've only really just noticed. I've been part of his life for one and a half years. And now I'm his unofficial stepmom, and he no longer this little toddler anymore. He's all grown up and going to school in a few weeks. He's probably too old for me to carry him anywhere, or too tall and heavy from how much he's grown in the last year. Just seeing him next to you. You are so similar, and yeah. It's just a lot." I wrapped my arms around him as we swayed. Small tears continued to fall out my eyes.

"Shhh, it's okay gorgeous. I understand. You never saw the change from birth to three and a half. So for you this is a massive difference. Where as I had that whole change to go through. But you'll experience it one day, I'd like to hope."

"Thanks Chris, and I'd like to experience it with you as well, because I know that's what you're hinting at." I pull my head away from his chest. "You're the best C-Jack. Thank you for everything." I kissed his chest and sat next to Doug. We ate our pancakes and went and watched the little mermaid. We all cuddled up together under a blanket. Doug sat half on my lap half on Chris's, his hands held onto our arms. Anytime something remotely scary happened he'd move our arms to cover his eyes.

"That was good." Doug smiled as the film ended. He turned and hugged me and then Chris.

"I'm glad you enjoyed it monster." I ruffled his hair and kissed the top of his head. We then went outside into our small garden and played catch.